{"id":247595,"date":"2025-02-27T02:18:42","date_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:18:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/instagram-considers-standalone-reels-app-to-take-on-tiktok-report\/"},"modified":"2025-02-27T02:18:42","modified_gmt":"2025-02-27T02:18:42","slug":"instagram-considers-standalone-reels-app-to-take-on-tiktok-report","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.talkwithrattan.com\/index.php\/2025\/02\/27\/instagram-considers-standalone-reels-app-to-take-on-tiktok-report\/","title":{"rendered":"Instagram considers standalone Reels app to take on TikTok &#8211; report"},"content":{"rendered":"<div style=\"text-align:center\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i2.wp.com\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/1024\/branded_news\/f686\/live\/68ba5620-f4a8-11ef-a56f-69133589d51c.jpg?ssl=1\" class=\"attachment-post-thumbnail size-post-thumbnail wp-post-image\" alt=\"Instagram considers standalone Reels app to take on TikTok &#8211; report\" title=\"Instagram considers standalone Reels app to take on TikTok &#8211; report\" \/><\/div><p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Instagram is reportedly considering launching its short-form video feature, Reels, as a separate app as the future of Chinese-owned TikTok remains uncertain in the US.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The social media platform&#8217;s boss Adam Mosseri told staff about the potential move this week, according to technology industry\u2013focused business publication The Information, which cited a person who heard the remarks.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Instagram&#8217;s parent company Meta did not immediately respond to a BBC request for comment.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In January, US President <!-- --><a target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cd0j24rj4ryo\" class=\"sc-c9299ecf-0 bZUiKB\" rel=\"noopener\">Donald Trump granted TikTok a 75-day extension<!-- --><\/a> to comply with a law signed by then-President Joe Biden that requires a sale or ban of the platform.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div data-component=\"text-block\">\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">At the time, he floated the possibility of a joint venture running the company, saying he was seeking a 50-50 partnership between &#8220;the United States&#8221; and its Chinese owner ByteDance. But he did not give any further details on how that might work.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">The Biden administration had argued that TikTok, which has 170 million US users, could be used by China as a tool for spying and political manipulation.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">Opponents of a ban have cited freedom of speech as a reason for keeping the platform open.<!-- --><\/p>\n<p class=\"sc-eb7bd5f6-0 fYAfXe\">In 2018, Meta launched a standalone app called Lasso to compete with TikTok but it was later shut down.<!-- --><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/>\n<br \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/cvgwwd09vwzo\">Source link <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Instagram is reportedly considering launching its short-form video feature, Reels, as a separate app as the future of Chinese-owned TikTok remains uncertain in the US. 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